17.09.2023 - 01:50 [ Hussein Ibish, senior resident scholar at the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington / New York Times ]

Why Is the Biden Administration Working So Hard on a Saudi-Israel Deal?

(Sept. 11, 2023)

The Biden administration is working overtime to consolidate what is arguably Washington’s most significant advantage over its great power rivals, especially China. (…)

It’s easy to see what the Saudis and Israelis, facing security threats in the region, particularly from Iran, would gain. (…)

For Israel, establishing formal ties with Saudi Arabia would bolster its position against Iran….